In what seems like a transparent effort to shake the liberal media charges, the NYT sent a photographer out onto the streets of New York to prove that a rectangularish bunching of fabric on one’s back is not so unusual afterall. To me these pictures just prove one thing…

There are more people in on this conspiracy than we thought…

Either that or other designers are ripping off the unique stylings of George de Paris. Stay tuned.

Davenetics by Dave Pell

Welcome to Dave Pell's Davenetics, the Official Blog of the Next Five Minutes. Dave is an old school blogger. It all started with Davenetics, but then grew into a suite of blogs and brands including Electablog (politics) and NextDraft (newsletter). These days, Dave almost all of his blogging at Tweetage Wasteland, a look at the realtime web that is syndicated by Forbes, NPR, Gizmodo and others. Dave is also the founder of Rollyo and Addictomatic, an investor/adviser for several start-ups, and the husband of Gina Pell.